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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:58:14 -0500 (EST)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: security@....org
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Xen Security Advisory 88 - use-after-free in xc_cpupool_getinfo() under memory pressure

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> If xc_cpumap_alloc() fails then xc_cpupool_getinfo() will free and incorrectly
> return the then-free pointer to the result structure.
> 
> An attacker may be able to cause a multi-threaded toolstack using this
> function to race against itself

Use CVE-2014-1950.

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CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
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202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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